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La barraca

La barraca

1945Movie⏱️ 1h 50m
Drama
7.2
IMDB Rating
223 votes

In rural Spain, a new family arrives in town to work a parcel (barraca), the townsfolk are very hostile to the idea of "another" working the land that once belonged to one of them.

Director
Roberto Gavaldón
Writers
Libertad Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Tito Davison
Stars
Domingo Soler, Anita Blanch, Amparo Morillo
Release Date
July 27, 1945
Language
Spanish
Country
Mexico
🏆 10
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Domingo Soler
Domingo Soler
as Batiste Borrull
Anita Blanch
Anita Blanch
as Teresa
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Amparo Morillo
as Roseta
José Baviera
José Baviera
as Pimentó
Luana Alcañiz
Luana Alcañiz
as Pepeta
Manolo Fábregas
Manolo Fábregas
as Tonet
Narciso Busquets
Narciso Busquets
as Batistet
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Manuel Noriega
as Tío Tomba
Rafael Icardo
Rafael Icardo
as Pascual Guillot (el tío Barret)
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José Morcillo
as Don Joaquín

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Mexico
Production
Clasa Films Mundiales, Interamerica Films

🏷️ Keywords

bullyingcrueltyrural settingfamily relationshipsmurder

🎯 Categories

SpanishDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Is this even a Mexican movie?
by fatcat-734502021-08-27
6/10

"Spanish cast, Spanish, setting, Spanish story. I think the film was shot in Mexico but it's barely Mexican outside of that. But that doesn't make a film bad, surely. I never said it did. The plot is fairly predictable B-movie type fare - a family moves into a parcel of land hoping to make a living there and the townsfolk bully the family for scant reason throughout the film - some people are just mean I guess! Usually I would call the townsfolk a cheap melodramatic fully evil antagonist, but there are some brief respites to the hostilities, although they ramp up again in short ord..."

💡 Did You Know?

Micaela Castejón's debut.

📖 Synopsis

In rural Spain, a new family arrives in town to work a parcel (barraca), the townsfolk are very hostile to the idea of "another" working the land that once belonged to one of them.